Is it possible to identify a user by a passport?

Question

User identification

Hey!
I am thinking over the idea of ​​one service and it is necessary to check the identity of a person according to the passport in a mandatory manner. Those. the person must send a scan of the passport.
Is it now legally possible to collect and store personal data?
What could be the difficulties?
What is the current practice in Russia? For example, dating sites or social networks how do they do it?
Are there examples of sites that collect passports?
How does car sharing do it?
Thanks for any information!

Answer 1

There is nothing illegal in itself, but:
1) You must register as a personal data operator in the Russian Federation
2) You must store Russian data only on servers in Russia
3) Comply with all requirements of the law on the processing of personal data

Answer 2

carsharing has an open access agreement,
and dating is simply not in Russia